Nevada, Indiana

Nevada (/nɪˈveɪdə/ niv-AY-də) is an unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Tipton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

[1] It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Sylvester Turpen named the community after "a town in Mexico."

[3] In 1881, Tom Fox murdered Erastus Nordyke in a wheat field just outside Nevada.

This Tipton County, Indiana location article is a stub.

Map of Indiana highlighting Tipton County